100% of BW students achieve five or more good GCSEs for 8th year running!

For the eighth successive year all 183 Year 11 students at Brooke Weston achieved five or more GCSEs graded at A* to C. 37 per cent of all exams taken were awarded A* or A grades and more than half of the year group secured five or more of these top-graded GCSEs.

Both genders performed equally well, bucking the trend highlighted by the Office for National Statistics showing that girls tend to out-perform boys at this level.

Core skills are crucial and 99 per cent of students secured two or more A* to C science GCSEs whilst 84 per cent achieved five or more GCSE passes including English and mathematics. On average students attained 15 GCSEs.

In addition to achieving a number of GCSE qualifications, 20 students secured the top graded A Level equivalent in eBusiness two years early, while 31 Year 10 fast-track scientists gained over 40 A* and 33 A grades in chemistry, biology and physics, having started their courses earlier than their peers. The youngest to celebrate was a Year 9 student who gained an A* graded language qualification.

Students are always encouraged to sit their examinations when they are academically ready rather than waiting to sit their GCSEs or A Levels at the end of Year 11 or Year 13.

Principal Trish Stringer said: ‘Once again this is a day to celebrate the achievements of all our students. It is not only those in Year 11 who are celebrating, but students in Years 9 and 10. As always, I am extremely grateful to the staff who consistently provide the highest quality teaching and support, which enables all students to achieve their full potential’